§15A-11-1. State Fire Commission Continued; Composition; Qualifications; Appointment; Terms of Office; Removal; Vacancies; Compensation and Expenses
(a) The Fire Commission is hereby continued, which shall consist of 13 voting members, with the State Fire Marshal sitting as an ex officio nonvoting member. The voting members shall be qualified by experience and training to deal with the matters which are the responsibilities of the commission. All current members of the commission are […]
§15A-10-17. License Denial Limitation, Suspension, or Revocation
(a) The State Fire Marshal shall deny, limit, suspend, or revoke a license issued if the provisions of this article, or if the rules promulgated pursuant to this article or 15A-11-1 et seq. of this code are violated (b) Before any such license is denied, limited, suspended, or revoked, however, written notice shall be given […]
§15A-10-18. Independent Informal Dispute Resolution
(a) A license or certification holder adversely affected by an order or citation of a deficient practice issued pursuant to this article may request the independent informal dispute resolution process. A license or certificate holder may contest a cited deficiency as contrary to law or unwarranted by the facts or both. (b) The State Fire […]
§15A-10-19. Establishment of Demonstration Buildings and Equipment for Educational Instruction in Fire Prevention and Protection; Payment Therefor
The State Fire Marshal is authorized to establish for educational purposes in public and private schools and state educational institutions, demonstration buildings and equipment for fire prevention and protection, and such expenditures therefor shall be made from the funds appropriated therefor to the office of the State Fire Marshal.
§15A-10-20. False Alarm of Fire; Penalties
No person shall make, report, or disclose, by any means of written or verbal communication, aid or abet in such, any alarm of fire which he or she knows to be false at the time of making or turning in the alarm.
§15A-10-21. Tax on Insurance Companies
Every insurance company doing business in this state, except Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance companies, shall pay to the State Insurance Commissioner annually on or before March 1, in addition to the taxes now required by law to be paid by the companies, one half of one percent of the taxable premiums of the companies on […]
§15A-10-22. Penalties
(a) Any person who violates any regulations promulgated by the State Fire Commission as provided in 15A-11-1 et seq. of this code, or by the State Fire Marshal as provided in this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $100 or confined in the county jail […]
§15A-10-23. Construction
Being in the interest of public safety, the provisions of this article shall be liberally construed.
§15A-10-8. Annual Reports
The State Fire Marshal shall transmit annually to the Governor an annual report, pursuant to 5-1-20 of this code. Said annual report shall include the activities of the State Fire Commission which are reportable pursuant to 5-1-20 of this code.
§15A-10-9. Maintenance of Fire Hazard; Order for Repair or Demolition; Order to Contain Notice to Comply; Right to Appeal
(a) No person shall erect, construct, reconstruct, alter, maintain, or use any building, structure, or equipment, or use any land in such a way to endanger life or property from the hazards of fire or explosion, or in violation of any regulation, rule, or any provision or any change thereof promulgated by the State Fire […]